James Bryce (Belfast)
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James Bryce was an Irish
naturalist
and geologist
.
In 1826 Bryce was appointed Master of the Mathematical and Commercial Department of Belfast Academical Institution
.He was Secretary of the Belfast Natural History Society
from its foundation.
He was a Fellow
of the Geological Society of London
and a Fellow of the Geological Society of Dublin
.
Ireland
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naturalist
Naturalist
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and geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
.
In 1826 Bryce was appointed Master of the Mathematical and Commercial Department of Belfast Academical Institution
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, is a Grammar School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Locally referred to as Inst, the school educates boys from ages 11–18...
.He was Secretary of the Belfast Natural History Society
Belfast Natural History Society
The Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society was founded in 1821 to promote the scientific study of animals, plants, fossils, rocks and minerals....
from its foundation.
Works
Partial List- 1831 Tables of simple minerals, rocks, and shells : with local catalogues of species : for the use of the students of natural history in the Belfast Academy. Belfast, Simms and M'Intyre
- 1834 An account of the celebrated Portrush rock. Journal of the Geological Society of Dublin 2: 166-174
- 1837 A treatise on the elements of algebra Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black
- 1837 On the geological structure of the north-eastern part of the county of Antrim. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 5: 69-81
- 1848 First principles of geography and astronomy : with the use of globes, Griffin
- 1852 Geological notices of the environs of Belfast, the east coast of Antrim, and the Giant's Causeway Dublin, James McGlashan
- 1870? The International Atlas and Geography: Modern, Historical, Classical and Physical.London. Collins & Sons.
He was a Fellow
Fellow
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of the Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
and a Fellow of the Geological Society of Dublin
Royal Geological Society of Ireland
The Royal Geological Society of Ireland traces its origin to the founding in 1831 in Dublin of the Geological Society of Dublin, under the leadership of William Buckland and Adam Sedgwick....
.